• Syria

    Security forces killed 11 people while attacking anti-regime protesters in Mleeha, Homs, and Idlib. Security forces deployed tanks against protesters in Homs, human rights activists said.

    Syria
  • Syria

    Security forces killed 13 anti-regime protesters in the city of Homs over the past two days. The deaths occurred just days after Christians, Sunnis, and Alawites clashed in the streets.

    Syria
  • Syria

    More than 30 people were killed during fighting between pro- and anti-government protesters in the city of Homs. The government recognized Palestine as a state.

    Syria
  • Syria

    Security forces loyal to President Assad surrounded the town of Albu Kamal one day after intelligence officers killed five people. Albu Kamal is on the border with Iraq.

    Syria
  • Syria

    Security forces opened fire on protesters in the cities of Damascus, Idlib, and Deir al-Zour. Fourteen people were killed by security forces during the anti-regime protests.

    Syria
  • Syria

    Security forces killed eight people while targeting anti-regime elements throughout the country. The US said the UN Security Council is split over sanctioning Syria for its nuclear program.

    Syria
  • Syria

    US Secretary of State Clinton said President Assad has “lost legitimacy” and the US has “absolutely nothing invested in him … remaining in power.” Syria said Clinton’s statement was “provocative.”

    Syria
  • France

    US accuses Syria of unleashing mob attacks on US, French embassies

    France
  • Al Qaeda

    MI5 and police reduce UK terror threat from ‘severe’ to ‘substantial’

    Al Qaeda
  • Syria

    Syrian security forces killed 15 anti-regime protesters and arrested more than 200 in the city of Hama. Syria accused the US of inciting violence after the ambassador visited Hama on Friday.

    Syria
  • Syria

    Syria accuses US of interference in its affairs

    Syria
  • Syria

    A human rights official claimed that Syrian troops killed 22 people and wounded more than 80 more during a crackdown in the city of Hama. Amnesty International accused the government of committing “crimes against humanity.”

    Syria
  • Syria

    AP Exclusive: Security Council to talk Syria nukes

    Syria
  • Syria

    Security forces killed three anti-regime protesters in Homs, three in Idlib, two in the suburbs of Damascus, and one in Latakia. The government blamed “gunmen” for killing the protesters.

    Syria
  • Syria

    Security forces killed seven civilians during operations against anti-regime protesters in the villages of Mareyan and Ahsem. Britain accused Iran of supporting Syria’s crackdown on anti-regime elements.

    Syria
  • Syria

    Security forces killed 15 anti-regime protesters at rallies in Homs and Al Kasweh, a suburb of Damascus. Security forces are also continuing operations in villages along the border with Turkey.

    Syria
  • Syria

    Syrian army sweeps through border towns

    Syria
  • Syria

    Security forces killed seven people in the cities of Homs and Mayadeen. Troops opened fire on anti-regime protesters who showed up at rallies being held in support of President Assad.

    Syria
  • Syria

    President Assad said that “saboteurs” were behind the violence in Syria, and vowed to carry out political reforms. Syrians gathered in the streets throughout the country to protest Assad’s speech and demand real reforms.

    Syria
  • Syria

    Security forces killed eight Syrians. Refugees in the north said that security forces are torturing and executing anyone suspected of opposing the regime.

    Syria
  • Syria

    Syrian forces are continuing the crackdown on anti-regime elements in the north. Six people were killed in the town of Ariha near east of Jisr al Shughour, while tanks and armored vehicles have been deployed around the town of Albu Kamal.

    Syria
  • Hezbollah

    In Lebanon, new cabinet is influenced by Hezbollah

    Hezbollah
  • Hezbollah

    Hezbollah rise in Lebanon gives Syria, Iran sway

    Hezbollah
  • Afghanistan

    Secret US effort aims to help dissidents – report

    Afghanistan
  • Syria

    Syrian troops have begun their assault on Jisr al Shoughour, where an army mutiny last week resulted in the deaths of 120 troops. The military has deployed tanks and helicopter gunships, and is shelling the town with artillery.

    Syria
  • Syria

    The Syrian military has begun to assault the town of Jisr al Shughour, where troops there last week mutinied and more than 120 security forces were killed. The military opened fire on protesters in Bosra al Harir, killing two.

    Syria
  • Hamas

    ‘Iran caught 10 times trying to send arms to terrorists’

    Hamas
  • Syria

    The International Atomic Energy Agency will vote to require Syria to address the UNSC over its nuclear program. The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights called on Syria to stop killing civilians.

    Syria
  • Syria

    Syrian leader’s brother seen as enforcer of crackdown

    Syria
  • Syria

    The military is deploying troops to Jisr al Shughour after the government claimed that more than 120 security personnel were killed there. Locals claim soldiers were killed during a mutiny by security forces sent to put down protests.

    Syria